Timothy Daniel Sullivan
Timothy Daniel Sullivan | |
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| Lord Mayor of Dublin | |
| In office 4 July 1886 – 15 July 1888 | |
| Preceded by | John O'Connor |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Sexton |
| MPforWest Donegal | |
| In office 7 July 1892 – 25 October 1900 | |
| Preceded by | James Joseph Dalton |
| Succeeded by | James Boyle |
| MPforDublin College Green | |
| In office 1 December 1885 – 5 July 1892 | |
| Preceded by | New office |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Edward Kenny |
| MPforWestmeath | |
| In office 1 April 1880 – 25 November 1885 | |
| Preceded by | Patrick James Smyth Lord Robert Montagu |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Timothy Daniel Sullivan 29 May 1827 Bantry,County Cork,Ireland |
| Died | 14 March 1914(aged 86) Dublin,Ireland |
| Political party | Irish Parliamentary Party |
| Spouse(s) | Catherine (Kate) Healy (m. 1856; d. 1914) |
| Relations |
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| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Trinity College Dublin |
Timothy Daniel Sullivan(29 May 1827 – 31 March 1914) was an Irishnationalist,journalist, politician and poet who wrote the Irish national hymn "God Save Ireland",in 1867. He served asLord Mayor of Dublinfrom 1886 to 1888 and aMember of Parliament(MP) from 1880 to 1900.[1]
Politician[edit]
Sullivan was a member of theHome Rule League,supportingCharles Stewart Parnellin the1880 general election,being "convinced that without self-government there could never be peace, prosperity or contentment in Ireland". He joined theIrish Parliamentary Partywhen it was established in 1882. When the party split in 1891, he became anAnti-Parnelliteuntil the Nationalist factions were reunited in 1900.
Sullivan represented a number of constituencies in theHouse of Commonsof theUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.He was elected as anMPforWestmeathin 1880 and served until 1885. In 1885, he was elected to the newly created constituency ofDublin College Green.He joined the anti-ParnelliteIrish National Federationin 1891, and was defeated by aParnellitein the1892 general election.Four days later he was returned unopposed forWest Donegalwhich he represented until he retired in 1900.[1]
He wasLord Mayor of Dublinin 1886 and 1887.[1][2]
Publicist[edit]
He owned and edited a number of publications (The Nation,Dublin Weekly NewsandYoung Ireland). In December 1887, he published reports of meetings by theIrish National League.As a result, he was convicted and imprisoned for two months under theCrimes Act.[1]
As well as writing the Irish national hymn "God Save Ireland",he wrote the adopted anthem of theAll-for-Ireland League:"All for Ireland! One for all!and popular pieces such asDear Old Ireland,"Song from the Backwoods" and "Michael Dwyer".[3]
Family[edit]
He was married to Catherine (Kate) Healy who was the sister of Tim Healy, the first Governor General of the Irish Free State in 1922. A number of his descendants were people of outstanding distinction. His sonTimothywasChief Justice of Irelandfrom 1936 to 1946. His daughter Frances was an Irish-language activist inCraobh an Chéitinnigh,the Keating branch of theGaelic League(Conradh na Gaeilge) and a lecturer in Irish. His daughter Anne (who had sixteen children) was the mother of politicianKevin O'Higgins,one of the dominant political figures of the 1920s. Sullivan's great-grandsonTom O'Higginsserved asChief Justice of Irelandfrom 1974 to 1985.[4]
His brother,Alexander Martin Sullivan,author ofNew Irelandand a fervent constitutional and cultural nationalist, was the owner and editor ofThe Nationafter Gavan Duffy, and prior to Timothy Daniel Sullivan.[5]
References[edit]
- ^abcdMcCarthy, Justin; Egan, Maurice Francis; Hyde, Douglas; Gregory, Lady; Roche, James Jeffrey; Welsh, Charles (Eds.)(1904). InIrish Literature, Vol. IX.Philadelphia: John D. Morris & Co. p. 3333. Google Book Search. Retrieved on 30 March 2011.
- ^"Lord Mayors of Dublin 1665–2021"(PDF).Dublin City Council.June 2020.Retrieved9 March2024.
- ^Dunboy, and Other Poems, Dublin, 1861
- ^De Vere White, Terence (1948).Kevin O'Higgins.London: Methuen and Co.
- ^Sullivan, Timothy Daniel (1885).A.M. Sullivan: A Memoir.Dublin: 90 Middle Abbey Street. pp. 10–15.
Further reading[edit]
- Hansard1803–2005:contributions in Parliament by Timothy Sullivan
- 1911 census return.
- Who's Who of British members of parliament: Vol. II 1886–1918,edited by M. Stenton & S. Lees (The Harvester Press 1978)
- Walker, Brian M., ed. (1978).Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922.Royal Irish Academy.
Notes[edit]
- Sullivan, T.D. (1905)Recollections of Troubled Times in Irish Politics.Dublin: Sealy, Bryers & Walker; M.H. Gills & Son, Ltd. Retrieved on 30 March 2011.
External links[edit]
- Hansard1803–2005:contributions in Parliament by Timothy Daniel Sullivan
- Works by Timothy Daniel SullivanatProject Gutenberg
- Works by or about Timothy Daniel SullivanatInternet Archive
- Dunboy, and Other Poemsby Timothy Daniel O'Sullivan. Fowler, Dublin. 1861
- Irish National Poems,Timothy Daniel O'Sullivan (Ed.) Gill & Sons, Dublin, 1911
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